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Screener Review: AWAKEN (2015)

REVIEW: Seldom do I have the chance to see survival thrillers and I always welcome them as part of my film enjoyment, especially if the trailer convinces me enough. Certainly, it has done so with the presence of actress, writer and producer Natalie Burn who puts every piece of herself into her latest role in Mark Atkins‘ new film, Awaken, which already has just under a dozen wins and one nomination stemming from its film festival run in the past several months. The film sets our leading lady in the role of Billie Kope, alone on a quiet beach front on a remote island far from civilization. Briefly disoriented and her clothes mildly disheveled, she wakes up and emerges into the jungle wilderness only to find herself accompanied by seven other strangers being chased by men in camouflage. Soon it becomes clear that this is no island paradise as Kope […]

Natalie Burn Takes On An Island Of Killers In The Latest Trailer For AWAKEN

Lee B. Golden III

Films like The Condemned and Escape Plan come to mind when watching the latest trailer for Mark Atkins‘s newest survival thriller, Awaken, which pits a random group of captives on a secluded island against a swarm of killers in a sinster plot to hunt them for their organs. Actress Natalie Burn stars and also produces and wrote the screenplay, and she displays some pretty good physical prowess based on the footage below; Point in fact, she appears briefly in last year’s The Expendables 3 alongside Mel Gibson and I never would have suspected it was her, so I’m glad she stands out much more this time around in such a strong female role, and I certainly hope to see more of her in the long run as well. Actress Daryl Hannah gives her latest sinister performance to date as the villainess alongside Jason London, and actors Vinnie Jones and Robert […]